Therapist Survey: Challenging and Disruptive Behaviors

This is an 8 question anonymous survey with some yes/no, multi-select, and fill-in-the-box questions. The goal of this survey is to obtain data from OTs, OTAs, SLPs, and SLPAs regarding challenging and disruptive behaviors displayed by client’s during treatment sessions. The data collected from this survey will be used to develop and collect resources to help therapists better respond to and address challenging and disruptive behaviors.

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* 1. Profession/Job Title

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* 2. Do you experience challenging or disruptive behaviors from children/clients during treatment sessions?

Yes

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* 3. What percentage of the children on your caseload display challenging or disruptive behaviors during treatment session?

Less than 5%

10%

25%

50%

75%

Greater than 80%

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What are the most common challenging or disruptive behaviors you observe during sessions?

Aggression towards others (hitting, biting, kicking, spitting, slapping)

Protest (yelling, crying)

Eloping (Running away from a person or the immediate area)

Property Destruction (throwing items, overturning furniture, ripping/tearing, breaking items)

Work avoidance (refusing to follow instructions, ignoring, hiding)

Self injurious behaviors (head banging, self biting)

Mental Inflexibility (difficulty with transitions, minor changes in routine, things not going their way, sharing/turn taking)

Stereotypic/self stimulators behaviors

Becomes upset/distress during hygiene or dressing tasks

Becomes upset/distress during feeding tasks

None

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Please list any strategies that you have found effective to help children displaying these behaviors to return to a regulated state or helpful in decreasing the length or frequency of the behaviors (Examples: deep breathing, sensory activities, talking).

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* 6. What types of behaviors do you wish you had more strategies to address?

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* 7. What resources do you feel would be beneficial to have to distribute to caregivers regarding their children’s challenging or disruptive behaviors?

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* 8. Are there any other disciplines that you have collaborated with or that your client’s have engaged in that you feel were beneficial to the behavior management process? (Examples: ABA, CBT, Play Therapy, etc.)